Engaging those who need literacy training is vital in creating programs that work – hence the importance of a community-based advisory board. Since 2006, under the direction of Dr. Petrice Sams-Abiodun, herself a former public housing resident, a major focus of the Center has been addressing literacy as critical to New Orleans’ economic competiveness and sustainability in the post-Katrina environment. The work of the Center since Hurricane Katrina’s devastation has been concerned with workforce development and adult literacy at a systemic level as well as generating research and best practices for working with marginalized and at-risk populations.
Ted Quant – Chair
Director and Co-founder
Twomey Training Center
Carol Bebelle
Co-founder and Executive Director
Ashe Cultural Arts Center
Michael Cowan
Executive Director
Common Good
Michael Cunningham
Professor of Psychology
Department of Psychology
Joshua Daly
Associate Chaplin
University Ministry
Hazel Parker
Professional Dev/Training/TA
Lindy Boggs National Center for Community Literacy
Karen Reichard
Director
Women’s Resource Center
Loyola University
Chris Wiseman
Associate Vice President Major Gifts
Institutional Advancement
** This is a volunteer advisory board that meets bi-annually.